Added 9 October 2026
meliorate
/ˈmiːli.əɹeɪt/ verb
Latin root: meliorātus First recorded: 1542 Wiktionary
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To make better; to improve; to solve a problem.
They offered some compromises in an effort to meliorate the disagreement.
- To become better.
Origin
First attested in 1542; borrowed from Late Latin meliorātus, perfect passive participle of meliorō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from melior (“better”).
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